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DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released … Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012 with more than half of renters and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… the fiscal health of H+H. The number of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses at H+H facilities declined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
… CCTV surveillance cameras, 1,746 monitors, 332 digital video recorders, five video cassette recorders, and related accessories (e.g., … recording devices. EMD is also responsible for repairing video system equipment, except for equipment still under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stationsUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Report 2013-S-82 ). Background The New York State … that indicate the medical services performed. Modifier code 59 is used to indicate that a provider performed a … paid for medical services designated with modifier code 59 that were not distinct and independent from other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followOversight of Complaint Activity
… Purpose To determine whether the Public Service Commission consistently applies State laws, rules, and … through August 19, 2016. Background The Public Service Commission (Commission) regulates almost 2,000 electric, gas, steam, … To determine whether the Public Service Commission consistently applies State laws rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/01/oversight-complaint-activityMedicaid Program – Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates
… Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for … and is the basis for the Department’s manufacturer rebate requests. The Department uses NDCs and other … calculates quarterly rebates for each drug and submits rebate invoices to the manufacturers. For 2014, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/07/medicaid-program-optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebatesBusiness Services Center Shared Services
… determine whether implementation of the Business Services Center has improved the consistency, efficiency, and … (SAGE) Commission, established the Business Services Center (Center) within the Office of General Services (OGS) as a … determine whether implementation of the Business Services Center has improved the consistency efficiency effectiveness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/16/business-services-center-shared-servicesMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2017 Through March 31, 2018
… enrolled in managed care, saving the Medicaid program an estimated $2.1 million in managed care premiums for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/05/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2017-through-march-31-2018DiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) has agreed to disclose its corporate … Allstate Corp., CONSOL Energy, Eli Lilly and Co., Equifax Inc., Express Scripts, Textron Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Mattel Inc., NextEra … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that NiSource Inc NYSE NI has agreed to disclose its corporate political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingOpinion 99-11
… district to retiring teachers as a token of appreciation for long-time service to the school district, so long as the … frame is of nominal value. You ask whether it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond issued by the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… Services (physician) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 104-b: A fire district is not required to advertise for sealed bids … procurement policies and procedures. You ask whether a fire district is required to advertise for sealed bids to … This Office has previously expressed the opinion that a fire district board of fire commissioners may require that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 94-20
… Bonds (use of for "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-518, 6-622, 22-2200; MUNICIPAL … bonds to pay for "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal incurred in its 1993-4 fiscal year. You ask … all or part of any "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal incurred in its 1993-4 fiscal year, or to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 91-36
… the board of trustees exclusively for neighborhood park, playground or recreation purposes including the acquisition … to show on the plat "a park or parks suitably located for playground or other recreational purposes", and (2) "that a … fund is "to be used ... exclusively for neighborhood park, playground or recreation purposes including the acquisition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 89-19
… fee for filing, recording or indexing any paper, document, map or proceeding filed, recorded or indexed for the county, … transcript, certification or copy of any paper, document, map or proceeding to be used for official purposes. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Retirement Option Election Form for Tier 3, 4, 5 and 6 Members for Designating Multiple Beneficiaries (RS6400)
To select a pension payment option when applying for retirement, Tier 3, 4, 5 and 6 members with multiple beneficiaries use form RS6400.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6400.pdfCertification for Determining Independent Contractor or Employee Status (RS2415)
To determine whether an individual they’ve reported is an employee or independent contractor, NYSLRS employers use form RS2415.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs2415.pdfDesignation of Beneficiary Trust With Contingent Beneficiaries (RS5127-T)
To change their beneficiary designations, with a trust as either primary or contingent beneficiary, NYSLRS members use form RS5127-T.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5127-t.pdfTown of Hoosick – Departmental Cash Collections and Sales Tax Allocation (2016M-428)
… Town's pool and skating rink and the allocation of sales tax revenue for the period January 1, 2015 through August 31, … at the Town pool. The Town did not properly allocate sales tax revenues to its part-town funds in compliance with statute. For the 2014 though 2016 fiscal years, sales tax of $130,615 that should have been allocated to part-town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-hoosick-departmental-cash-collections-and-sales-tax-allocation-2016m-428Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
… Findings We reviewed 76 agricultural, senior citizen and veteran properties with exemptions and found 49 (64 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230Town of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
… 116 properties with agricultural, senior citizen and veteran exemptions and found 14 (12 percent) lacked adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-lysander-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-221